John Cooper Clarke, is a genius.. My first love of his poetic genius was first heard on the John peel show of which I was a avid listener, another great hero of mine, as without him and his breaking the rules, open minded attitude towards a multitude of different bands and artists, giving them airplay and a chance, which without him, John Cooper Clarke and lots of wonderful bands and artists today, would never be known. I had the pleasure of seeing jcc in the 80's at various festivals,superb,.
"what you see, is what you get, you only live twice, a friend in need, is a friend in debt, I don't wanna be nice.
Adopts Peel accent - 'and now this from 'Half-man Half-biscuit...' - Hegley was never as edgy as Clarke - but I like his work a lot too - it helps to have heard him read it live - the accent is important to the rhyme scheme -
'I need you like a bully needs to boast.
I need you like a ocean needs coast.
I need you like a doggy needs a lamppost.
I need you like a copper needs a crook.
I need you like a cranny needs a nook.
I need you like a lookalike needs somebody to look like.
I need you like a zoo needs a giraffe.
I need you like a psycho needs a path.
I need you like King Arthur needed a table, that was more than just a table for one.
I need you like a novel needs a plot
I need you like the greedy need a lot.
I need you like a hovel needs a certain level of grottiness to qualify.
Like acne needs spottiness.
I need you, oh yes I do.
Like a calendar needs a week.
Like a colander needs a leek.
Like humans need to seek out what life on Mars is.
Like hospitals need vases.
I need you like a kiwi needs a fruit.
I need you like a wee-wee needs a root.
Out of the body.
I need you like Noddy needed small ears.
Just for the contrast.
I need you like bone needs marrow.
I need you like straight needs narrow.
I need you like the broadest bean needs something else on the plate before it can participate, in what you might describe as a decent meal.
I need you like a cappuccino needs froth.
I need you like a candle needs a moth.
If it's gonna burn it's wings off.'
Yours - I. I'll get back on topic tomorrow.